Olympics Thread

[Windows97]

Thank goodness!! We're above those sporting giants Fiji and Bermuda in the medal table now...

[Stargazer]

[ACT Crusader]

@windows97 said in Olympics Thread:

Thank goodness!! We're above those sporting giants Fiji and Bermuda in the medal table now...

Thank goodness! We’re above little ol’ Spain and South Africa in the medal table now…

[Machpants]

@bayimports said in Olympics Thread:

Prendergast and Gowler gold....just ..but who cares..its gold

[Bovidae]

Watching the medal ceremony I noticed that one of the ROC rowers initially picked up the gold medal instead of their silver medal.

Proof that we can't trust those Russians!

[Machpants]

@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Watching the medal ceremony I noticed that one of the ROC rowers initially picked up the gold medal instead of their silver medal.

Proof that we can't trust those Russians!

It was worth a crack, Nigel

[Bovidae]

Emma Twigg wins her women's single sculls SF.

[Bovidae]

Just quietly, Twigg is the fastest qualifier, and the Irish favourite missed out in the other SF.

Lunchtime viewing tomorrow:
12:33 pm - women's single sculls
1:05 pm - women's eight
1:25 pm - men's eight

[KiwiMurph]

What a 100m freestyle final.

Dressell wins it with an Olympic record whilst Aussie Kyle Chalmers only swam .06 seconds behind in trying to defend his Rio gold.

[Virgil]

Its a shame the woman's sculls cant also do a 1000m, 500m, 2500m, forward, backwards as well...then we could clean up in the medals like the other countries do in swimming...

[canefan]

@virgil said in Olympics Thread:

Its a shame the woman's sculls cant also do a 1000m, 500m, 2500m, forward, backwards as well...then we could clean up in the medals like the other countries do in swimming...

At least we have the kayaking to come, Lisa "Big guns" Carrington must be a serious contender again

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@virgil said in Olympics Thread:

Its a shame the woman's sculls cant also do a 1000m, 500m, 2500m, forward, backwards as well...then we could clean up in the medals like the other countries do in swimming...

They kind of have that in the kayaking.

[Virgil]

@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

@virgil said in Olympics Thread:

Its a shame the woman's sculls cant also do a 1000m, 500m, 2500m, forward, backwards as well...then we could clean up in the medals like the other countries do in swimming...

They kind of have that in the kayaking.

They do, but not 6 or 7 gold medal opportunity kind.
They need to throw in some team versions, backwards, and about another 4 or 5 distances...

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@kiwimurph said in Olympics Thread:

What a 100m freestyle final.

Dressell wins it with an Olympic record whilst Aussie Kyle Chalmers only swam .06 seconds behind in trying to defend his Rio gold.

Thought he had him but Dressel held on. Dressel will clean up after this.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@virgil said in Olympics Thread:

@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

@virgil said in Olympics Thread:

Its a shame the woman's sculls cant also do a 1000m, 500m, 2500m, forward, backwards as well...then we could clean up in the medals like the other countries do in swimming...

They kind of have that in the kayaking.

They do, but not 6 or 7 gold medal opportunity kind.
They need to throw in some team versions, backwards, and about another 4 or 5 distances...

A relay would be cool.

[Snowy]

@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

A relay would be cool.

It really would. I'd watch that. They could ditch a few of the other sports to accommodate.

[KiwiMurph]

Lewis Clareburt into the 200IM final. 7th fastest. Considering it's not his favoured event that's a great effort.

[Bovidae]

He put in a good final 50 m freestyle leg to get 4th in that SF.

[Virgil]

The NZ swimmers who have to date set new PB's or broken a NZ record have done a fucking great job.
Thats all you can ask of them really.

[Bovidae]

China have just set a WR to win the women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay ahead of the USA and Australia.